SonQuest Rainforest!

Well im finally writing again! after more than a month i finally sat down to write about all that has happened since my last post. first thing first. after going to the first jersey surf camp i realized i didnt want to march anymore. i think i just lost my love of doing color guard and i didnt want to go through a long summer doing something i wasnt enjoying. but it was good to try.

the end of school was soooo crazy but i have not been as happy as i was then in a long time. demo week(s) is my favorite part of the semester. all of that hard work finally gets to be presented and it just feels good to be done. but at the same time i was sad to see it good. i really loved all of my teachers this semester and the material really helped me realize how much i can do! i was so excited to present for musical theater and acting. i still cant believe i got to select demo for both of them and i thought that was it. but no. after selects i rehearsed with the head of the department and 3 other teachers for final demo. final demo is the last day of the semester where all of the amda staff is invited to come and watch selections from each discipline. basically they put together a small show for the teachers to watch some of the best performances at the school. i was so thrilled to be able to be a part of this day. everyone selected was amazing and getting to talk to the teachers afterwards was so rewarding. the applause was definatly something i missed. haha. the end of the semester was getting hard to get through some classes just because of how much drama was going on in our group but i feel like it was just another obstacle in the way. at times i wasnt sure if i was going to make it but i came to a conclusion. some people are just mean. they must enjoy it or something. i dont understand why they honestly think they can get away with always being rude or talking behind people's back. it always comes back to bite. but my final demo performance told me i was doing the right thing. i cant wait to go back!

So you're probably wondering why the title of this blog is SonQuest Rainforest. well its that time of year again when all or the parents of children around the area of west chester bring them to grove for what i call glorified babysitting. its VBS time! for those of you who were not raised in christian suburbia it stands for Vacation Bible School. This years theme is SonQuest Rainforest. we decorate the church as a rainforest and play games, eat noms, make stuff, and learn stuff about God. this year im in a pre-school class called the cute capybaeras! and believe me they are cute! we have 13 in out class. 4 girls and 9 boys! most just turned 4 and some are 5. though i honestly don't think there is much of a difference. im obsessed with these twin girls. they are so cute!!! they were born very premature so inturn they have some developmental issues like speech but they are not slowed. i am fascinated by twins. i have seen them grow in just two days. when they were dropped off the first day they were so shy and it took them almost 2 minutes to decide if they wanted to go any closed into the room. they were so quiet and had wide eyes as they observed the rest of the children. but later in the day they were giggling quietly every once in awhile. one is a little more outgoing than the other but they both are very well behaved. today they came right in and the more outgoing of the two jumped right into the jungle gym with the boys laughing with the rest of them. the other chose to color but found that she could make me laugh by coloring the whole page purple. one of the boys in my class just recently had surgery to remove some cancer in his eye. my heart broke when i heard this. its so sad but at the same time wonderful. he gets to live a full life but i cant help but feel bad for how much he had already suffered in his four short years. i still cant believe he came after only having the surgery a week ago, but i guess normalcy is whats best. i love kids but for some reason i get really nervous around them. but after this short time i have spent with them i remembered how much fun it is to not have a care in the world. im glad i got to spend time with pre-school because i have seen how crazy some of the older kids are. kids who think they know everything drive me nuts. haha. but the big thing on my mind is that i hope i inspire some of these kids to keep coming to grove and grow in their experience there the same way the people who taught me have helped my journey. i hope some of the kids stay at grove and gain the same kind of friendships i have now with people who i went to VBS with. but most importantly i hope they are just happy.

well i so tired of writing now. but stay tuned for info on my next project. i have been asked to put on a cabaret at grove. i have all the songs and a title so far but now i just have to learn them. haha. so put october 2 on your calendars! thanks for reading about my boring summer and i hope everyone is enjoying this wonderful weather!

k